Elections 2022Field of Challengers to Lt. Governor Patrick Forms on the Final Day of Campaign Filing
Hayden SparksDecember 13, 2021
In the coming year, there could be a rematch between Dan Patrick and the Democrat who almost defeated him in 2018.
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Elections 2022IssuesDallas Mayor ‘Disturbed’ After Dowd Drops Bid for Lt. Governor On Grounds of Race, Sex
Hayden SparksDecember 10, 2021
Mayor Eric Johnson called “racism within the Democratic Party” the “800 lb. gorilla in the room.”
87th LegislatureElections 2022FederalIssuesState HouseState Rep. Jasmine Crockett Launches Congressional Campaign to Succeed Eddie Bernice Johnson
Hayden SparksNovember 24, 2021
Crockett was first elected to the Texas House in November of last year.
87th LegislatureElections 2022IssuesState HouseBeckley Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor After Dropping Congressional Bid
Hayden SparksNovember 16, 2021
Beckley had previously announced her candidacy for Congress, but those plans were dashed after the redistricting process.
The Back MicThe Back Mic: Candidates for Open Seats Listed, Beckley Drops Congressional Bid, GOP Challenger Forgoes Dallas Rematch
Brad JohnsonOctober 22, 2021
This week — here's a look at the musical electoral chairs after the legislature finalized redistricting.
87th LegislatureElections 2022State HouseHouse Redistricting Committee Bolsters GOP Incumbents, Shifts a Seat Toward Democrats
Daniel FriendOctober 5, 2021
Amendments were adopted on the Texas House redistricting plan that could lead to one less Republican seat but shore up GOP support for incumbents.
AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Border Update, Race for Attorney General, Nuclear Waste Debacle
Michelle ArledgeSeptember 17, 2021
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
87th LegislatureState HouseQuorum-Breaking Democrat Donates $10,000 Per Diem to Planned Parenthood
Daniel FriendSeptember 14, 2021
The Texas Democrat is giving all of her pay from the special sessions that she largely missed to a Planned Parenthood facility in Denton County.
87th LegislatureState HouseTexas House Democrats Struggle to Portray Unity After Quorum Break Ends
Daniel FriendAugust 20, 2021
House Democrats showed near-unified opposition to Republicans when they broke quorum in July, but now that unity is eroding.
87th LegislatureState HouseTexas House Achieves a Quorum After Several Democrats Return to Capitol, Adjourns Until Monday
Daniel FriendAugust 19, 2021
The Texas legislature has been unable to move on any legislation since the regular session gaveled out in May.
Elections 2022State Rep. Michelle Beckley Launches Campaign for Congress Against Rep. Beth Van Duyne
Daniel FriendJuly 20, 2021
One of the Texas House Democrats participating in the quorum bust, Michelle Beckley, hopes to stay in D.C. via a congressional challenge to Beth Van Duyne.
87th LegislatureState House49 Democrats Still Receiving Pay During Quorum Bust, According to Texas House Speaker
Isaiah MitchellJuly 15, 2021
Some Democrats announced today that they would return their pay to the treasury. Others had already begun the process.
87th LegislatureEducationGunsHealthcareIssuesState HouseState SenateDemocrats May Once Again Break Quorum to Block Republican Election Reform Bill
Hayden SparksJuly 5, 2021
Some Democrats sided with Republicans on a limited number of issues, but election reform is a matter where they are standing their ground.
87th LegislatureElections 2022FederalIssuesState HouseState SenateO’Rourke, Democrats Rally Against GOP Election Bill as Lawmakers Gear up for Round Two
Hayden SparksJune 22, 2021
A Dallas Democrat characterized debating election reform with Republicans as “negotiating with terrorists.”
87th LegislatureElections 2020FederalIssuesState HouseState SenateVice President Harris Hosts Select Texas Democrats at White House to Celebrate GOP Election Bill Failure
Hayden SparksJune 18, 2021
At least one Democrat on the Texas House Elections Committee expressed disappointment that some of her colleagues were left out.
87th LegislatureCriminal JusticeElections 2020FederalIssuesState HouseState SenateElection Integrity Bill Fails After House Democrats Walk Out, Abbott Vows It Will Return in Special Session
Hayden SparksMay 31, 2021
The Republicans’ election security bill went down in flames after Democrats walked out of the House as it was being considered.
87th LegislatureState HouseState SenateTaxes & Spending$248.5 Billion Budget, Stronger Spending Increase Cap Move to Governor Abbott’s Desk
Brad JohnsonMay 28, 2021
The Texas legislature approved its 2022-2023 budget roadmap which contains a 5.5 percent increase in general spending.
87th LegislatureElections 2020IssuesState HouseState SenateTexas House Democrats Ask Biden Admin to Monitor Elections Committee’s ‘Voter Disenfranchisement’ Bills
Hayden SparksApril 29, 2021
The Democrats on the committee accused Chairman Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) and others of “silencing opposing viewpoints.”
Elections 2021Special Election Heats Up for North Texas’ 6th Congressional District
Daniel FriendApril 20, 2021
With the May 1 election day less than two weeks away, candidates from both parties are trying to garner enough support to be one of the top two to make it to a runoff.
87th LegislatureElections 2020IssuesState HouseProcedural Error Halts Marathon Election Law Hearing, Preventing Testimony of Beto O’Rourke, Other Witnesses
Hayden SparksMarch 25, 2021
Deer Park Republican Briscoe Cain made a parliamentary mistake that prevented the committee from hearing testimony on an election security bill.